- Back in 1860, one of my favorite authors, Mark Twain
said, "Almost all lies are acts, and speech has no part in them. I
am speaking of the lie of silent assertion; we can tell it without saying
a word. For example: It would not be possible for a humane and intelligent
person to invent a rational excuse for slavery; yet you will remember that
in the early days of emancipation agitation in the North, the agitators
got but small help or countenance from anyone. Argue, plead and pray as
they might, they could not break the universal stillness that reigned,
from the pulpit and press all the way down to the bottom of society--the
clammy stillness created and maintained by the lie of silent assertion;
the silent assertion that there wasn't anything going on in which humane
and intelligent people were interested.
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- "The universal conspiracy of the silent assertion
lie is hard at work always and everywhere, and always in the interest of
a stupidity or sham, never in the interest of a thing fine or respectable.
It is the most timid and shabbiest of all liesthe silent assertion that
nothing is going on which fair and intelligent men and women are aware
of and are engaged by their duty to try to stop."
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- Today, in 2007-2008, silent assertion continues its ugly,
perverse reign in the United States of America when it comes to overpopulation.
Nobody wants to talk about it or deal with it. Not one single leader
in this country speaks a single sentence about it. All 50 governors ignore
it while it rips at the foundations of our already unsustainable society
that surpassed its 'carrying capacity' several decades ago.
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- The majority of Americans deal with it daily in gridlock
traffic, toxic air pollution, water shortages, higher living costs, gas
prices, overcrowded national parks, insanely compacted cities, food costs
and everything that degrades their quality of life. Yet no one talks about
it.
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- Whether you deal with reality or not, reality deals with
you.
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- In the New York Times: Census Bureau Projects Population
of 303.1 Million
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- "As our nation prepares to ring in the New Year,
the U.S. Census Bureau today projected the Jan. 1, 2008; population will
be 303,146,284 -- up 2,842,103 or 0.9 percent from New Year's Day 2007.
In January, the United States is expected to register one birth every
eight seconds and one death every 11 seconds."
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- The United States adds 8,200 people daily. California,
already exploding at the seams, grows by 1,600 people daily on their way
from 37 million to 79.1 million by 2050. The USA adds 3.1 million people
annually. The U.S. Census bureau predicts an added 100 million by 2040
and 120 million by 2050. Total: From 303 million to 420 million people
in the USA in 42 years.
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- And no one wants to talk about it!
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- Amazingly enough, the American female averages 2.03
fertility. Two kids! Therefore, Americans maintain a stable population
that would have leveled off at 255 million people by 1990.
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- So what forced our population to top 303 million in 2007
from 194 million in 1963? And what's forcing us to reach 306 million by
the end of 2008? What's driving us to add 100 million in 35 years?
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- Everybody knows it, but let's not talk about it. Let's
pretend we can keep growing ourselves into further consequences. Let's
continue 'silent assertion' as if our population problems might vanish
by magic. Would you like a hint? Opps! Can't do that or I would break
'silent assertion'.
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- Notice the rest of the world leaders and countries refuse
to deal with it as the world population grows by 77 million annually.
Why would they engender continued suffering and misery at such horrific
numbers? You can find the answers in culture, religion and illiteracy.
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- My prediction? Overpopulation will become the "Plague
of the 21st Century" in the United States of America.
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- For a reminder, passengers on the Titanic did not know
their fate. We do! We know we cannot and must not allow this country
to continue in the same direction-heading toward the population iceberg.
We must make our voices heard all the way up to the captain and crew.
This country is our ship. It's the future of our families and children.
We demand this president and Congress change course. We face a 'human
dilemma' on a world wide stage. It grows worse by the minute. It appears
daunting.
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- Nonetheless, like the founders of this republic, we must
move forward with purpose, passion and goals. We start with ourselves--form
groups, work in our communities, expand to the state level, connect with
those in other states, push toward national exposure and work our way into
the highest political arenas.
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- Our main goal is to change this nation's course from
its current self-destructive path-to one of a viable, sustainable and peaceful
future.
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- Take action: <http://www.thesocialcontract.com/>www.thesocialcontract.com
; <http://www.numbersusa.com/> www.numbersusa.com ; <http://www.fairus.org/>www.fairus.org
; <http://www.firecoalition.com/>www.firecoalition.com ; <http://www.alipac.us/>www.alipac.us
; <http://www.capsweb.org/>www.capsweb.org ; <http://www.vdare.com/>
www.vdare.com ; <http://www.immigrationcounters.com/>www.immigrationcounters.com
; <http://www.populationmedia.org/> www.populationmedia.org
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- Frosty Wooldridge has bicycled across six continents
from the Arctic to the South Pole as well as six times across
the USA, coast to coast and border to border. In 2005, he bicycled from
the Arctic Circle, Norway to Athens, Greece. He presents "The Coming
Population Crisis in America: and what you can do about it" to civic
clubs, church groups, high schools and colleges. He works to bring
about sensible world population balance at his website <http://www.frostywooldridge.com/>www.frostywooldridge.com
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